La Vela Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
La Vela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 134 | 1:456,393 | 48,240 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
La Vela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name La Vela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name La Vela occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of La Vela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name La Vela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,511,557th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 111 percent of La Vela live; 110 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent live in Italic Europe.
La Vela is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 456,393. In Italy it is mostly found in: Sicily, where 90 percent are found, Lombardy, where 5 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Italy this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent are found and Venezuela, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Veglia | 88 | 240 | / |
| La Bela | 86 | 2 | / |
| La Wela | 86 | 1 | / |
| La Viola | 80 | 301 | / |
| La Valla | 80 | 33 | / |
| La Veglio | 75 | 3 | / |
| La Vailla | 75 | 2 | / |
| La Huelga | 75 | 1 | / |
| La Veille | 75 | 1 | / |
| lo Veglia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Le Vely | 71 | 56 | / |
| La Bele | 71 | 2 | / |
| La Wala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Le Veler | 67 | 33 | / |
| La Vallo | 67 | 1 | / |
| La-Viola | 67 | 1 | / |
| La Belee | 67 | 1 | / |
| La Valey | 67 | 0 | / |
| La Valley | 63 | 171 | / |
| Le Veille | 63 | 16 | / |
| Le Veillo | 63 | 15 | / |
| La Vaille | 63 | 1 | / |
| Le Vealet | 63 | 0 | / |
| Le-Vely | 57 | 2 | / |
| lo Belo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Le Vély | 57 | 1 | / |
| Le Véler | 53 | 2 | / |
| La Foley | 53 | 2 | / |
| lo Valio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Le Voile | 53 | 1 | / |
| La Filho | 53 | 1 | / |
| La Baili | 53 | 1 | / |
| lo Vallo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Le Valley | 50 | 33 | / |
| La-Valley | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to La Vela
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